marvel

in Vietnamese Sững sờ, kinh ngạc

BrE /ˈmɑː.vəl/ AmE /ˈmɑːr.vəl/

verb / noun / adjective en → vi

1 BE AMAZED [transitive] B2

Sững sờ, kinh ngạc

to feel very surprised and pleased about something that is beautiful, impressive, or surprising

  • marvel at somebody/something

Collocations marvel at the beauty of nature · marvel at someone's talent

  • She marvelled at his courage.

    Cô ấy kinh ngạc trước sự dũng cảm của anh ấy.

2 WONDER [transitive] B1

Suy nghĩ, thắc mắc

to feel surprise and wonder about something that is difficult to believe or understand

  • marvel at somebody/something

Collocations marvel how something happened · marvel why someone did something

  • I marvelled how he managed to do it.

    Tôi thắc mắc làm thế nào anh ấy đã làm được điều đó.

3 OBJECT [noun] B2

Đồ vật kỳ lạ, đồ trang trí độc đáo

a small object that is made for a particular purpose, often one that is unusual or beautiful

  • a marvel of engineering

Collocations marvel of technology · marvel of nature

  • The Eiffel Tower is a marvel of 19th-century engineering.

    Tháp Eiffel là một kỳ quan kỹ thuật của thế kỷ 19.

4 WONDER [noun] B1

Sự thắc mắc, sự kinh ngạc

a feeling of surprise and wonder about something that is difficult to believe or understand

  • express a marvel at somebody/something

Collocations a marvel of how something happened · a marvel of why someone did something

  • It was a marvel that they managed to finish on time.

    Điều đó thật đáng kinh ngạc khi họ đã hoàn thành đúng hạn.

5 WONDER [transitive] B2

Suy nghĩ, thắc mắc (trong câu phủ định)

to feel surprise and wonder about something that is difficult to believe or understand, often used in a negative sentence

  • marvel at somebody/something

Collocations I marvel that something happened · I marvel why someone did something

  • She marvelled that he could do it.

    Cô ấy thắc mắc làm thế nào anh ấy có thể làm được điều đó.

6 OBJECT [noun] C1

Những đồ vật kỳ lạ, độc đáo

a small object that is made for a particular purpose, often one that is unusual or beautiful, used in plural form to refer to multiple objects

  • marvels of engineering

Collocations wonders of technology · wonders of nature

  • The city is full of marvels.

    Thành phố đầy những kỳ quan.

7 WONDER [transitive] B2

Suy nghĩ, thắc mắc (trong câu hỏi)

to feel surprise and wonder about something that is difficult to believe or understand, often used in a question form

  • marvel at somebody/something

Collocations I marvel that something happened? · I marvel why someone did something?

  • Do you marvel how he managed to do it?

    Bạn có thắc mắc làm thế nào anh ấy đã làm được điều đó không?

8 OBJECT [noun] C1

Đồ vật kỳ lạ, độc đáo (đối với một đồ vật cụ thể)

a small object that is made for a particular purpose, often one that is unusual or beautiful, used in singular form to refer to a specific object

  • a marvel of engineering

Collocations a wonder of technology · a wonder of nature

  • The statue is a marvel.

    Tượng đài là một kỳ quan.